"Before I hung the phone up the door had got kicked in. And I heard a gunshot and the operator, she was just trying to direct me what to do," Johnson said.

"I came back out here to try to keep him alive. His eyes were opening and closing. I was trying to keep him woke. And then, while we was talking to him, the police came and they ordered us to go back inside," Johnson - who considers himself a close friend of Rodney - said.

Demetrius Jones would stay on scene to speak with authorities. MPD reports the shooter is cooperating. There's no word from authorities if homicide charges are being considered.

Employees say they are not entirely sure what caused the argument to escalate but say there were some unspecified family issues.

Family member in the area of where the crime happened declined to comment on Sunday morning. There is currently no schedule for when the Bungalow Restaurant will re-open.